Celtics vs. Nuggets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 2

Celtics vs. Nuggets Game Info

• Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025
• Time: 1 p.m. ET
• Venue: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: ABC and ESPN+

Two of the NBA's best scorers square off when Jayson Tatum (fifth, 27 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (42-18) host Nikola Jokic (third, 29.1 PPG) and the Denver Nuggets (39-21) on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+. The Celtics are 3.5-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under set at 235.5 points.

Celtics vs. Nuggets Odds & Spread

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Celtics vs. Nuggets Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Celtics win (68.7%)

Celtics vs. Nuggets Betting Trends

• The Celtics are 26-33-1 against the spread this season.
• The Nuggets have 31 wins against the spread in 60 games this season.
• Celtics games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under 27 times this season.
• Nuggets games this year have gone over the point total 36 times in 60 opportunities (60%).
• When playing at home, Boston sports a worse record against the spread (11-18-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (15-15-1).
• The Celtics have exceeded the over/under in 16 of 29 home games (55.2%), compared to 11 of 31 road games (35.5%).
• Against the spread, Denver has been better at home (16-13-0) than away (15-15-1).
• Nuggets games have gone above the over/under more often at home (19 times out of 29) than on the road (17 of 31) this year.

Celtics Leaders

• Tatum is averaging 27 points, 8.8 boards and 5.8 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.2 points, 4.7 assists and 6 rebounds.
• Derrick White's numbers on the season are 16.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest, shooting 44.6% from the floor and 39% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.4 made 3-pointers (ninth in league).
• Payton Pritchard's numbers on the season are 13.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, shooting 47.1% from the floor and 41.4% from downtown, with an average of 3.2 made treys.
• Kristaps Porzingis' numbers on the season are 18.9 points, 6.8 boards and 1.9 assists per game, shooting 47.4% from the floor and 40.3% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.4 made treys.

Nuggets Leaders

• Jokic averages 29.1 points, 12.7 boards and 10.5 assists. He is also sinking 57.7% of his shots from the field (10th in league) and 44% from 3-point range (fifth in league), with 2 triples per game.
• Per game, Jamal Murray gets the Nuggets 21.3 points, 3.8 boards and 6 assists. He also averages 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks.
• Michael Porter Jr. averages 18.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He is making 51.1% of his shots from the floor and 41.2% from 3-point range, with 2.6 treys per contest.
• Christian Braun averages 15 points, 5.2 boards and 2.2 assists. He is draining 57.6% of his shots from the floor.
• The Nuggets are getting 12.7 points, 5 boards and 6.2 assists per game from Russell Westbrook.

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